Melissa Barrera has opened up about her exit from the Scream franchise ahead of Scream 7 (Spyglass/ Paramount) Melissa Barrera has spoken about her exit from Scream 7 last year. Barrera starred as new character Sam Carpenter in 2022’s “soft-reboot” of the series, simply titled Scream, as well as in 2023’s similarly well-received follow-up, Scream
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Jenna Ortega has exited Scream VII shortly after Melissa Barrera was dropped by Spyglass. (Paramount Pictures) Jenna Ortega has officially exited Scream VII just hours after news broke that her co-star Melissa Barrera had been fired by Spyglass over pro-Palestine comments. The two actresses starred in the reboot of Wes Craven’s franchise as sisters Sam
The Scream franchise began in 1996, with the slasher film series accruing a diehard fan base that lobbied for more movies after Scream 4’s underwhelming box office performance led to the cancellation of its sequels. Fans got their wish with 2022’s successful outing that featured a mix of old and new cast members to tell
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream
Paramount–Spyglass Media’s Scream made $3.5M from Thursday night previews that began at 7 p.m. at roughly 3,000 theaters. That’s a healthy take for a horror movie during the pandemic, pacing behind Halloween Kills and A Quiet Place II‘s Thursday nights which were $4.8M each and not too far behind pre-pandemic MLK weekend thriller Glass which did $3.7M. Glass saw a 3-day of $40M, but
Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home is expected to cede its No. 1 four-weekend run to Paramount and Spyglass Media’s Scream over the MLK four-day holiday, the latter eyeing a take that’s in the $20 million-plus range at 3,661 theaters. There’s a shot that Scream goes higher, but we’ll leave any lofty predictions in this funky pandemic, Spider-Man-dominated marketplace to what 18th
Neve Campbell is returning for Scream 5. (YouTube) The much-anticipated Scream 5 is finally being released in cinemas this week. It’s been 10 years since the last instalment in Wes Craven’s iconic film franchise and fans are getting ready to return to Woodsboro. Ahead of its release on 14 January, you might want to re-visit
With the exhibition reopening of New York and Los Angeles still unclear, despite California Governor Gavin Newsom laying out a road map this afternoon, Paramount has opted to reschedule some of its fall releases, and date some new titles. The Melrose Ave. lot’s G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes will not open this year on Oct. 23, 2020, rather will